State suspends nurse for misconduct

Syracuse, N.Y. -- The state has suspended the license of a Baldwinsville licensed practical nurse convicted last year of endangering the welfare of a child.

The state Board of Regents announced it has taken disciplinary action against Bonnie L. Oliver.

In a signed consent agreement, Oliver, 50, 321 Meadow St., Baldwinsville admitted guilt to a charge of professional misconduct. As part of her penalty, Oliver’s license will be suspended four months, she will be fined $500 and placed on probation for two years.

Oliver was accused of putting her hand down her pants and manipulating herself in the presence of a severely disabled 13-year-old girl in the girl’s home. The nurse’s actions were captured on a video taken by a nanny cam in the child’s home in March of 2009.

After a three-day trial, Oliver, was convicted in Syracuse City Court of a single count of misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child. She was sentenced by the court last year to three years’ probation.

Her lawyer at the time, John Gross, said Oliver’s behavior was inappropriate and unprofessional, but he said it wasn’t sexual in nature.